Please see below some opportunities and updates.
One-to-one meeting
Post-16 Pack
Regularly check emails
Virtual Work Experience Opportunities
New Platform - InvestIn
GCSE Maths and English - Grade 4
For your information - timeline of Y10 to Y11:

Parents & Carers
Careers and enterprise education, advice and guidance across Sheringham and Stalham High Schools are delivered by two fully qualified careers advisers, Tash Drury and Vaidehi Ranavaya who are employed by the school. They are supported by Jayne Melhuish, Deputy Headteacher for Support and Guidance. They ensure that all advice is independent and impartial and in the best interests of the young person.
Their needs may span a wide range of issues from highly sensitive to more routine support. For example, they may need information about selecting a post-16 destination, apprenticeship, or university place, support for planning a gap year, or advice about option choices at GCSE or A Level. Sixth Form students receive regular information from their tutors and via an assembly programme, about careers events, information on open days at university or anything relevant, to support them with making informed choices about their future.
When necessary, we also provide personal guidance on any aspect of personal development and crisis support, for example, to a young person who is at risk of becoming homeless, or who is dealing with a drug misuse problem. We support all of our young people with their mental health, to help them to prepare for times when they might feel under pressure; for example, in the lead up to examinations and make referrals to outside agencies when necessary. We always ensure that all students are fully informed and included in any decisions or actions taken which may affect their well – being. We are fully aware of our obligations to safeguard our students and ensure that we follow our child protection procedures if there are concerns of a safeguarding nature.
Our Careers Policy states how the school meets its statutory duty issued under Section 45A of the Education Act 1997 by the Department of Education. Our policy also outlines our obligations to achieve the Gatsby Charitable Foundation’s Eight Benchmarks for developing and improving careers provision. This is in line with the Government’s revised Statutory Guidance published in July 2021. Our policy complies with the duty to ensure that there are opportunities for a range of providers to access our students in order to give them information about a wide range of choices available, including technical education and apprenticeships (Baker Clause).
Our CEIAG programme is structured around the guidance given by the Gatsby Benchmarks.
This constitutes a framework of 8 Guidelines (Benchmarks) that define the best careers provision in secondary schools.
The eight Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance
Stalham Destinations data Y11 leavers 2021 Cohort |
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Compass report – to follow
We are very keen to ensure that we deliver the best possible programme for our students and ensure that we evaluate our practice. In order to do this, we meet regularly to plan events and update resources as appropriate. We value the opinion of our students and those organisations who deliver workshops at our Careers Events and as such ask them to evaluate activities with which they are involved. Our students’ voice is key to our programme and they are asked after each careers appointment to complete a very brief questionnaire about their experience. Students are very positive about the programme and about advice they receive as evidenced by the individual responses to their evaluation sheets.
Year 10 Students
Year 11 Students
Students’ Entitlement
Our careers programme is intended to meet the needs of ALL students. It is differentiated and personalised, to ensure progression and to strengthen students’ motivation and attainment at school. We aim to: promote self-awareness, confidence and aspiration, to improve employment prospects, widen participation in Higher Education and to challenge stereotyping or discrimination by promoting equality and diversity of opportunity.
Our careers programme is designed to ensure that students develop a plan of action for their future, based on:
Students will receive:
Students can expect to be:
Linking Curriculum to Careers (Gatsby Benchmark 4)
Careers and enterprise education is part of, and included in all students’ standard lessons, linking curriculum to real world career paths as well as local Labour Market Information.
Teachers are informed of, and involved with, the planning of the careers programme through INSET sessions. They include links to careers in their Schemes of Work and refer to transferable skills throughout lessons by using the Building Learning Power / Growth Mindset principles, which are:
Resilience, Resourcefulness, Reciprocity and Reflectiveness.
Some children may already have a career path in mind and may be preparing for the transition from school to Further or Higher Education, or employment with training. Alternatively, perhaps they are still a little unsure of which direction they want to take. Parents and carers are more than welcome to contact the school and make an appointment with one of the Careers Advisers in order to provide more support and to help the young person to make an informed choice about his / her future. We recommend that parents encourage their children to explore all options so that they can be confident they are making an informed choice that is right for THEM. We do our best to encourage all of our students to discuss the choices they make with parents/carers. However, any parent who would like to contact an adviser for further advice or support for their child is very welcome to make contact.
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Business | Modern Foreign Languages |
Criminology | Music |
Design Technology | Philosophy and Ethics |
Drama | Physical Education |
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Personal Guidance (Gatsby Benchmark 8)
Personal Guidance is a one-to-one careers guidance meeting between the student and a qualified careers advisor. Students in year 10 are offered at least one meeting and students in year 11 are offered another meeting. Students with additional needs and support are seen several times. Students are seen by Level 6 and 7 (Degree and Masters level) Careers Advisors to fulfil Gatsby Benchmark 8.
Students will receive a personalised Careers Action Plan with a summary and useful websites. Please see the template for further information on what to expect >
Evaluation and monitoring: We ask students how clear they feel about their future plans and how clear they feel about next steps. This is monitored through year 10 and 11 to see their journey, build their confidence and evaluate personal guidance.
Information for Employers/Providers
Please see our statement on Provider Access for Careers Advice and Guidance (Baker Clause)
This policy statement sets out our arrangements for managing the access of providers to students at Sheringham High School (and Sixth form) and Stalham High School, for the purposes of giving them information about the Provider’s education or training offer. This complies with the schools’ legal obligations under Section 42B of the Education Act 1997.
If you are interested in participating in any of our events, do not hesitate to contact:
Careers Programme (Gatsby Benchmark 1)
Below is our intended Careers Programme which outlines some of the work we undertake throughout the year and how it maps to the Gatsby Benchmarks. It is important to note that this programme is subject to change, particularly during the pandemic.
Our schools take every opportunity to enhance students’ understanding of career opportunities by supporting national initiatives, such as Careers Week via the assembly programme accompanied by relevant materials. We ensure that all curriculum areas enhance careers education by delivering core skills such as problem solving, communicating effectively, working collaboratively and independently throughout their schemes of work. Students and parents have been, and will continue to be informed about relevant, age appropriate virtual careers materials, events and labour market information and opportunities.
Year 7 receive an assembly which focuses on an introduction to the world of work. They are given information about different websites that help them to explore careers via a variety of websites. Gatsby benchmarks 1 & 3.
Year 8 students attend an assembly which outlines the option choices available to them at GCSE. They are encouraged to do some independent research before making their choices so that they have an awareness of which subjects they need to study if they have a particular career pathway in mind. They also have the opportunity to meet with a careers adviser to discuss options and possible career pathways. Students study a unit of work in Society and Ethics which allows them to explore in more detail the variety of job opportunities and qualifications needed to move on to the next stage of their education or training. COVID permitting, students participate in a number of activities both inside and out of school which enable them to develop their understanding of the world of work and career opportunities. Gatsby benchmarks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8.
Year 9 students are encouraged to enhance their understanding of the world of work in an assembly which has post 16 choices as its main focus. During this assembly students are made aware of the variety of opportunities there are locally but also further afield. In Year 9 all students attend a Careers Fair held at the school. We invite prospective employers and post 16 providers to our careers fair. Students are prepared in advance. They are given information about each institution and then make guided choices to spend some time within a small group with each organisation. Students are encouraged to make appointments with the careers adviser to follow up any queries they have as a result of this event. Gatsby benchmarks 1 to 8.
Year 10 students are given an individual career appointment which is organised for them during the spring and summer terms. They are supported to explore their interests and receive a written action plan to take home and discuss with their parents / carers who are also given the option of contacting the careers adviser for more information. In the summer term all students have the opportunity to visit a post 16 provider such as East Norfolk Sixth Form or East Coast College. We also organise an employability day during which students are required to attend an interview with a prospective employer. They are prepared for this event and have to prepare a CV, giving brief information about themselves. Gatsby benchmarks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8.
Year 11 students are given additional individual careers appointments as required to support them to make their applications to post 16 providers. They are encouraged to attend open evenings at local colleges. Students are also given assemblies each week in the autumn term from training providers to learn about post 16 options. These include an introduction to HelpYouChoose and assemblies from Paston College, City College Norwich, Easton College, East Coast College, East Norfolk Sixth Form, UTCN, Sir Isaac Newton/Jane Austen College, Sheringham Sixth Form and ASK Apprenticeships. Students are further supported after their applications through individual career meetings for interview support, preparing for next steps, CV support and time management skills. Targeted support is provided for those interested in apprenticeships. Gatsby Benchmarks 1 to 8.
Year 7 receive an assembly which focuses on an introduction to the world of work. They are given information about different websites that help them to explore careers via a variety of websites. Gatsby benchmarks 1 & 3.
Year 8 students attend an assembly which outlines the option choices available to them at GCSE. They are encouraged to do some independent research before making their choices so that they have an awareness of which subjects they need to study if they have a particular career pathway in mind. They also have the opportunity to meet with a careers adviser to discuss options and possible career pathways. Students study a unit of work in Philosophy and Ethics / Society and Ethics which allows them to explore in more detail the variety of job opportunities and qualifications needed to move on to the next stage of their education or training. COVID permitting, students participate in a number of activities both inside and out of school which enable them to develop their understanding of the world of work and career opportunities. Gatsby benchmarks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8.
Year 9 students are encouraged to enhance their understanding of the world of work in an assembly which has post 16 choices as its main focus. During this assembly students are made aware of the variety of opportunities there are locally but also further afield. In Year 9 all students attend a Careers Fair held at the school. We invite prospective employers and post 16 providers to our careers fair. Students are prepared in advance. They are given information about each institution and then make guided choices to spend some time within a small group with each organisation. Students are encouraged to make appointments with the careers adviser to follow up any queries they have as a result of this event. Gatsby benchmarks 1 to 8.
Year 10 students are given an individual career appointment which is organised for them during the spring and summer terms. They are supported to explore their interests and receive a written action plan to take home and discuss with their parents / carers who are also given the option of contacting the careers adviser for more information. In the summer term all students visit a post 16 provider such as Easton / City College and many visit UEA. We also organise an employability day during which students are required to attend an interview with a prospective employer. They are prepared for this event and have to prepare a CV, giving brief information about themselves. Gatsby benchmarks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8.
Year 11 students are given additional individual careers appointments as required to support them to make their applications to post 16 providers. They are encouraged to attend open evenings at local colleges as well as the School’s own post 16 events. The Head of Sixth Form organises an assembly to give them the necessary information about the event and they and their parents are invited to attend. In November, they have the opportunity to attend “taster sessions” of Sixth Form lessons at Sheringham. Gatsby Benchmarks 1 to 8.
Sixth form students are given a range of careers activities, assemblies, workshops, tutorials, SMSC days, Futures Day and trips throughout their time in the sixth form. All students are regularly mentored through the tutorial programme. All students further have access and opportunity to have a one-to-one, impartial careers meeting with a qualified careers advisor in year 12 and year 13 which is booked and timetabled. All students are provided the opportunity to research and learn about a range of pathways after sixth form such as apprenticeships, higher education, employment or gap year.
A further detailed careers programme for the sixth form can be found on the sixth form website and as attached. Gatsby Benchmarks 1 to 8.
https://helpyouchoose.org/content/ - Norfolk County Council’s comprehensive site for Post-16 Choices and Applications for College and Sixth Forms
https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/ - Government website with job profiles, information and skills assessment
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/ - general careers information and advice about pathways leading from particular degree courses
https://www.informedchoices.ac.uk/ - Russell Group information to inform A level choices for particular degrees/career paths
www.icould.com – inspiring careers-related videos and the Buzz Test to explore your own career-related aptitudes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/careers - careers information, news and videos from the BBC
https://barclayslifeskills.com/young-people/ - advice and employability skills
https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/employment-help-young-people/
https://worldskills.org/skills/ - maps your skills and talents to career areas
https://www.e4s.co.uk/ – Employment for students – part-time, holiday jobs, internships, gap years
https://successatschool.org/ - general information about career areas including work experience and support for producing CVs or preparing for interviews
www.apprenticeshipsnorfolk.org - Lots of information for prospective apprentices, employers and parents.
www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk – Government National Apprenticeship Website – find and apply for apprenticeships
www.amazingapprenticeships.com – information and guidance for student and parents and links to live vacancies and national schemes
https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/ - advice and vacancies for all alternatives to going to university including apprenticeships, employment, gap years
https://www.ucas.com/ - centralised admission system for university and key advice about uni and degree-level apprenticeships
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/applying-for-university/university-life - Articles and support on all aspects of university
https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/ - tool for comparing university courses based on grades and league tables
https://www.theuniguide.co.uk/ - advice on how to choose a course and a university
https://www.whatuni.com/ - tool for finding courses and ranking and shortlisting choices
https://discoveruni.gov.uk/ - statistics and official information about university courses and graduate destinations
https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings - The Complete University Guide League Table
https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2021/sep/11/the-best-uk-universities-2022-rankings - The Guardian League Table
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/applying-for-university/alternatives-to-university - Alternatives to university
https://www.icanbea.org.uk – explores potential career opportunities across Norfolk & Suffolk
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/ - information about the 350 job roles available in the NHS – the UK’s largest Employer
https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/ - information about Civil Service jobs across all departments including military – also a key Employer
https://www.thebigbangfair.co.uk/careers-at-the-fair/ - digital careers fair for STEM careers
https://discovercreative.careers/ - one-stop shop for ideas of careers in the creative industries
https://www.goabroad.com/articles/gap-year/plan-my-gap-year - Planning a gap year
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/gap-year/7-steps-to-the-ultimate-gap-year - Planning a gap year
https://brightknowledge.org/education/gap-years-pros-and-cons - Pros and Cons of a gap year
https://www.thecareerbreaksite.com/blog/how-to-avoid-bad-gap-year-companies - Avoiding bad gap year companies
https://www.ucas.com/alternatives/gap-year/gap-years-ideas-and-things-think-about - Gap Year Ideas from UCAS
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/gap-year/gap-year-opportunities - Opportunities for Gap Year
https://www.independent.co.uk/student/gap-year/gap-year-ultimate-listings-guide-8106456.html - Ultimate Listings of organisations
https://yearoutgroup.org/ - Gap year travel inspiration and advice
https://www.bunac.org/ - Ideas for gap year adventures
https://www.gap360.com/ - ideas for gap Year adventures
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